2 Points

Pollution Is the Valley's Silent Killer (news.newamericamedia.org)

More than 800 people have died in the San Joaquín Valley in the last few years due to the high level of pollution here. In addition to the loss of life, pollution has cost the state more than $6.3... More

Tags: pollution,valley,california,killer,tmc

Submitted 11 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Your Electric Bill at Work (www.motherjones.com)

Behold the chicken-and-egg problem of renewable- energy technology: Not enough people build it because it's expensive, yet it's expensive because not enough people build it. Enter California's... More

Tags: tmc,california,renewable enery technology,solar plant,power

Submitted 19 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

A Solar Gold Rush Is Spreading From California to New Jersey | Environment | AlterNet (www.alternet.org)

Solar power is exploding in America, particularly in California. San Luis Obispo's Palm Theatre and Berkeley's Shotgun Players are now the first solar-powered theaters in the country; FedEx's... More

Tags: tmc,solar energy,california,proactive environment,sustainable energy,solar market

Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

3 Points

Why is 'The Environment' Not on the Ballot? (www.hcn.org)

In the October 13th edition HCN reviewed western ballot measures. This year there apparently are only a few “environmental” measures on western ballots and at least one of these – the California... More

Tags: the environment,ballot,tmc,california,environmental establishment

Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

3 Points

Liquid Assets (www.hcn.org)

With $250 billion in taxpayer money headed their way to remedy their phenomenal incompetence, banks aren't exactly paragons of public confidence right now. But in California, where two years of severe... More

Tags: water banks,california,sustainability,tmc,weather drought,water crisis

Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Study: Toxic PBDEs Are 10 Times Higher in California (www.motherjones.com)

A team of researchers led by the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Mass. just published a study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology that shows that the levels of PBDEs—fire-retardant... More

Tags: tmc,mother jones,the blue marble,toxics,pbdes,california

Submitted about 1 month ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |

2 Points